Film
The Skinny magazine film guide. We bring you the latest new releases, UK film festivals, previews, reviews, exclusive interviews with film directors and actors, opinion pieces and film features.
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Dvd ReviewsA Simple Favour
The "dark side of Paul Feig" is worth checking out on DVD for its ballsy twists, engagingly off-kilter performances, and drop-dead gorgeous costume design Read more »| 14 Jan 2019 -
Dvd ReviewsBandersnatch – choose-your-own review
Bandersnatch, the latest edition of Black Mirror, has a twist: you get to choose the path the character takes through the narrative, Fighting Fantasy style. Our review takes a similar form. To choose to read it, keep scrolling Read more »| 11 Jan 2019 -
NewsJake Gyllenhaal and Rene Russo reunite in horror Velvet Buzzsaw
Gyllenhaal and Russo star in Dan Gilroy's horror set within the LA art world Read more »| 10 Jan 2019 -
Film EventsFilmhouse’s new House Guest is… The Skinny!
We've programmed an eclectic series of films to screen at Filmhouse throughout February, from Martin Scorsese’s prescient satire The King of Comedy to riotous music-filled comedy The Blues Brothers Read more »| 09 Jan 2019 -
NewsBAFTAs 2019: The Favourite rules, but female directors shut out
Yorgos Lanthimos’s vicious comedy starring Olivia Colman, Emma Stone and Rachel Weisz lead the BAFTA race with 12 nominations Read more »| 09 Jan 2019 -
OpinionThe 25 must-see films of 2019
From Claire Denis' elliptical sci-fi High Life to Martin Scorsese's reunion with Robert De Niro in The Irishman via Bill Murray/Jim Jarmusch zombie movie The Dead Don't Die, these are our most anticipated films of 2019 Read more »| 08 Jan 2019
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New ReleasesThe Favourite
Emma Stone, Rachel Weisz and Olivia Colman deliver career-best performances in Yorgos Lanthimos' most accessible – and entertaining – film yet Read more »| 08 Jan 2019 -
FestivalsJonah Hill’s directorial debut Mid90s to open Glasgow Film Festival
The Superbad actor’s first effort as director kicks off the 15th edition of GFF, while an adaptation of Kieran Hurley’s hit play Beats, about 90s rave culture, will close proceedings Read more »| 08 Jan 2019 -
Film EventsThe Best Film Events in Scotland in January
The ten big screen movie happenings you should make time for this month, from a celebration of trailblazing feminist filmmaker Margarethe von Trotta to a screening of Metropolis with live DJ soundtrack Read more »| 07 Jan 2019 -
Interviews
Josie Rourke on Mary Queen of Scots
Josie Rourke's debut film tells the story of Mary, Queen of Scots and her acrimonious relationship with her cousin Elizabeth I. With vibrant Irish actor Saoirse Ronan in the lead role, Rourke attempts to set the record of Mary's life straight Read more »| 07 Jan 2019 -
NewsMargarethe von Trotta is GFT’s latest CineMaster
Trailblazing feminist filmmaker and New German Cinema hero Margarethe von Trotta is the latest filmmaker to be celebrated in Glasgow Film Theatre’s ongoing CineMasters strand Read more »| 18 Dec 2018 -
Festivals
Edinburgh International Film Festival to celebrate Spanish cinema
EIFF say ‘¡Viva España!’ with a retrospective titled Once Upon a Time in Spain, dedicated to Spanish cinema past and present Read more »| 17 Dec 2018 -
OpinionFilms of 2018: The criminally overlooked movies
These are the films that didn't set the box office alight but should have, the movies that critics roundly ignored, and the films that won't be in conversations come awards season. In other words: these are the year's most overlooked movies Read more »| 11 Dec 2018 -
News
Netflix film Roma tops Sight & Sound poll
The prestigious end of year list puts Alfonso Cuarón’s Mexican drama in poll position, but it's a shame it won’t be seen by many on the big screen Read more »| 11 Dec 2018 -
Cineskinny
An Elephant Sitting Still
Hu Bo's first and final feature is a quietly devastating reflection on the desperation of the left-behind in modern China Read more »| 11 Dec 2018